WSOP 2026: Weber, Smiljkovic, and Lauck in Closer Final

Day 1A of the $1,500 Closer at the World Series of Poker 2026 ended with 129 remaining players.At the WSOP 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas, the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em The Closer (Event #93) started yesterday. There are two starting days and a shared final day.Each Flight will play 20 Blind Levels. Players can re-enter as many times as they want within the first twelve rounds. On Day 1A, there were 1,078 entries or $1.43 million.162 players made the money, including Heinz Schluter (146th / $1,028) and Pascal Pflock (143rd / $1,028). The most chips were collected by David Yue (2.6 million) from the USA. Jörg Weber (19th / 655,000), Daniel Smiljkovic (104th / 270,000), and Joans Lauck (129th / 150,000) are also in the final.

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World Series of Poker 2026

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WSOP Event #93: No-Limit Hold’em The Closer

Buy-In: $1,500 Entries: tba (1,078/-) Prize Pool: tba Paid Places: tbaRemaining Players: tba (129/-) Blinds: 10,000/20,000; BB Ante: 20,000

Chip Counts from Day 1A

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